The government's land sales have gathered momentum with the sale of a prime site in Shouson Hill in Island South through public tendering. Nan Fung beat eight other bidders to buy the 110,000 sq ft site in Deep Water Bay Drive for HK$6 billion, matching expectations. In the third quarter, the government will sell eight plots worth about HK$21 billion to supply about 5,000 units.

An unnamed developer has made a minimum guaranteed bid of HK$3.5 billion to the government to trigger public tendering. The bid is for a 110,340 sq ft site in Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, that could be developed into 248,135 sq ft. The tender period will be between April 27 and May 25.

Island South or 'the Southside' has some of the finest real estate in Hong Kong. Home prices in neighbourhoods such as Deep Water Bay, Stanley and Shouson Hill now rival the very top of Hong Kong's market, while Bel-Air is a favourite address for many investment bankers.

Two transactions on the south side of Hong Kong Island raised a lot of eyebrows last month when houses at 6 Stanley Beach Road, a China Overseas Land & Investment development, were sold at record prices for Stanley.

I was appalled to read that Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen would not attend the ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of world war two. ('Veterans of Hong Kong battle feel forgotten on anniversary', August 8).

I was particularly appalled as so few survivors now remain to give testament.

Homeowners in Shouson Hill are tightly holding on to their properties. They are hoping to get better offers when the new Sun Hung Kai residences at 9 Shouson Hill Road are put on sale next year, according to estate agent Savills.

Dare one say that the Mazda sexy seven - sorry, the Mazda CX-7 - is a sound system on wheels? The first thing that catches your eye, and very shortly afterwards your ears as you settle into the driver's seat, is the Bose CD player and MP3 digital audio system. Nine speakers are scattered about the interior and you can stick six discs in at a time.

Help! I had a bunch of things made in Shenzhen for a glamorous gold-and-white-themed charity event next week but they're all ill-fitting disasters. I still have beautiful gold and white fabric if there's a local tailor who can do a quick fix. Can you help me?